Mobile Metro 2030 Plan Creates Vision for Public Transportation

A Transit Master Plan or TMP is a comprehensive, 20-year plan that will guide the future development of The Rapid transit system. The following is a section pulled from the approved TMP. Download the full Transit Master Plan from The Rapid's TMP website.

The Preferred Scenario

Based on the responses from the public and the Mobile Metro 2030 Task Force, the Project Team developed a Preferred Scenario that matched the vision of Scenario C but at a cost closer to Scenario B. The Preferred Scenario incorporated the span of service improvements from Scenario A, most of the frequency improvements from Scenarios A and B, developed Bus Rapid Transit on The Rapid’s two most highly used transit corridors and included the full Regional Express Bus program from Scenario C as well as a Modern Streetcar starter network that would connect the West Side, downtown Grand Rapids and Medical Mile, laying the foundation for future streetcar expansion projects to West Grand and East Grand Rapids. The Preferred  Scenario would also include improvements to the GO!Bus system including extension of GO!Bus service to new service areas, development of an Accessibility Improvement Plan, and same day booking service (subject to space available). The core improvements in the Preferred Scenario are summarized on the following page. On May 25, 2010, the MM2030 recommended the Preferred Scenario. The MM2030 urged The Rapid’s Board to adopt the Preferred Scenario and encouraged them not to lose sight of the vision in Scenario C so that additional projects might be reincorporated at a later date. A map of the Preferred Scenario follows the summary list of projects.

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